For those who are interested however, there is more detail to why this happened, given the complexity of the tasks these robots were expected to complete during the challenge. That’s worth a read. (And let’s check back in next year.)

“In ‘Yesterday’s Tomorrow,’ we brought our cameras to the same position and angles of our favorite Portland historic images. We wondered, what’s changed? What’s remained the same? This ‘new’ Portland that is captivating national attention- how new is it really?”